FULHAM are reportedly lining up an ambitious loan move for Franco Mastantuono – after new boss Alvaro Arbeloa has set his sights on raiding former club Real Madrid.
The Spaniard, 43, bagged the Craven Cottage job after to take charge of Benfica.
Franco Mastantuono (middle) is a loan target for Fulham Credit: Alamy
Cottagers boss Alvaro Arbeloa has set his sights on a shock reunion Credit: Getty
And Arbeloa, who was brutally after just five months in charge, is desperate to bring in attacking reinforcements during the transfer window.
The former Liverpool and West Ham right-back wants to make a shock swoop for one of his trusted stars at the Bernabeu.
El Intransigente report Arbeloa is planning to seal a quickfire reunion with Mastantuono.
The right-sided forward, 18, has been earmarked as a priority target ahead of the new Premier League season getting underway next month.
And Fulham have been handed a huge boost after Mastantuono has been told by that he can leave Real Madrid on a temporary basis.
But the West Londoners are facing competition from more than TEN other admirers.
Mastantuono, who failed to make the cut for for the World Cup, notched two goals in 18 appearances under Arbeloa last season.
And the teenage talent has refused to rule out leaving Real Madrid less than 12 months after joining in a stunning £53million deal from River Plate.
Mastantuono is being eyed as a replacement for Harry Wilson, who rejected a new contract .
Raul Jimenez has also been among the high-profile departures, while Samuel Chukwueze has returned to AC Milan at the end of his loan spell.
But Mastantuono is not the only Real Madrid star on Arbeloa’s radar just a matter of days after his unveiling.
The two-time Champions League winner has with luring youngsters Thiago Pitarch, Cesar Palacios, Manuel Angel and Jorge Cestero away from the LaLiga giants.
Mastantuono is being lined up as a replacement for Harry Wilson Credit: Getty
Arbeloa managed the quartet while in charge of Real Madrid’s B team and senior side.
signed Jonah Kusi-Asare, who spent the 2025/26 season on loan with the Cottagers, on a permanent basis from Bayern Munich last month.
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